Complete Proficiency Approach

Keep your skills sharp.

Raising the Bar for Safety in General Aviation: IA’s Complete PROFICIENCY Approach Training Program

For decades, U.S. airlines have maintained the finest safety record in the world thanks in part to a single practice: Continuous pilot proficiency training. Unfortunately, general aviation has never come close to commercial airlines' stellar performance

Safety: The Most Important Factor in Aviation

As a business professional and pilot, you understand that while flying is a source of joy, it's also serious business. That’s why IA has designed its Complete Proficiency Approach; to keep aviation operators, their flight teams and customers continuouslyengaged in sharpening their skills to achieve the kind of safety superiority that U.S. commercial airlines have proved possible.

Complete Proficiency Approach: What It Is

IA management has combined our flight experience with the best elements of training from Cirrus Aircraft, the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association, and the FAA Safety WINGS program. Truly a first in general aviation, CPA is designed to help accomplished pilotsachieve exceptional proficiency and confidence in the airplane, all while having fun training with fellow aviators and one-on-one with your instructor.

For busy professionals, this program provides structure that takes the hard work out of maintaining currency requirements. CPAparticipants achieve a sense of confidence and skill that delivers a tangible level of comfort for their friends, family, and anyone else they fly with.

CPA Training: What You Get/Benefits

CPAparticipants comprise an elite group of aviators committed to the highest standards of safety for themselves and their passengers. This excellence is achieved through an immersive, packaged 12-month regimen including:

•Regular flight training and mentor pilot support with an Independence Aviation flight instructor to keep you proficient